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File: 2008-05-03.mp3
Topics for May 3, 2008:

Dr. Dawn rants about absurd interactions with insurance companies just this past week
A man worried about his high heart rates during cycling should get a cardiac stress test
A very entertaining answer to an email on the wonderful topic of hemorrhoids!
The integrative Functional Medicine approach is a better paradigm to deal with problems such as major hormone imbalances such as Polycystic Ovary Disease
A caller who had an older procedure to remove hemorrhoids wonders why it isn't used any more
An abscess or fistula has developed where there was a cortisone shot to treat arthritis and gout in a damaged foot
General advice in dealing with ticks and avoiding Lyme disease
An FDA review results in an increased discussion of LASIK eye surgery complications in the news
If insurance won't pay for a Lyme disease test when you have most of the symptoms, pay for it yourself and hope to get reimbursed if the result is positive

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